00706nam a2200121Ia 450000500170000008000190001710000210003624500730005726000760013030000100020652003490021658300190056520260716043515.0  a16.05.01 H8515  aHoward, Patricia  aMajor importance of 'minor' resources : women and plant biodiversity  bInternational Institute for Environment and DevelopmentaLondonGBc2003  a24 p.  aDescribes how women predominate in plant biodiversity management in their roles as housewives, plant gatherers, homegardeners, herbalists, seed custodians and informal plant breeders.  Looks at how gender bias affects scientific knowledge of the plant world and how this in turn affects our ability to shape that world in ways that we desire.\n  c12/29/03kJOYD